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Alger
Wildfire activity in Alger, from NASA FIRMS satellite data.
Key insight
Alger ranks #26 of 58 wilayas — 1.6% of Algeria's confirmed fires. 2020 was its worst year.
Confirmed fires
781
Total detections
20,759
National rank
#26 of 58
Share of Algeria
1.6%
of all confirmed fires
Largest fire
2,520 MW
Peak month
August
Fire season
Worst year
2020
2,215 detections
Map
Fire incidents recorded in this wilaya.
Fire season
Detections by month, summed across all years — Algeria's fire season peaks in summer.
Fire season Off season
Year by year
Total detections per year. The dashed line is the multi-year average.
Largest incidents on record
The biggest confirmed fires in this wilaya, by satellite detections.
Aug 9, 2012 → Aug 15, 20127 days321 Detections417 MW
Aug 28, 2014 → Sep 3, 20147 days266 Detections662 MW
Jul 17, 2023 → Jul 19, 20232 days239 Detections464 MW
Jul 19, 2012 → Jul 25, 20126 days164 Detections300 MW
Aug 23, 2012 → Aug 29, 20126 days149 Detections330 MW
Jul 6, 2017 → Jul 12, 20176 days135 Detections314 MW
Aug 6, 2021 → Aug 10, 20214 days130 Detections701 MW
Jul 26, 2012 → Aug 1, 20127 days121 Detections532 MW
Aug 2, 2012 → Aug 8, 20126 days116 Detections103 MW
Aug 26, 2007 → Aug 29, 20073 days87 Detections2520 MW
Fire intensity
Detections by fire radiative power (FRP, in megawatts) — a few intense fires dominate.